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CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account.

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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -H "Authorization: Token token={api_token}" \
    //      -X POST \
    //      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //      -d '{
    //           "caller_id": "+17703334455",
    //           "business_phone_number": "+14045556666",
    //           "customer_phone_number": "+14044442233",
    //           "recording_enabled": true,
    //           "outbound_greeting_recording_url": "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3",
    //           "outbound_greeting_text": "These are not the droids you are looking for."
    //          }' \
    //          "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json"

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "caller_id": "+17703334455",
    //   "business_phone_number": "+14045556666",
    //   "customer_phone_number": "+14044442233",
    //   "recording_enabled": true,
    //   "outbound_greeting_recording_url": "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3",
    //   "outbound_greeting_text": "These are not the droids you are looking for."
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "caller_id", value: "+17703334455")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "business_phone_number", value: "+14045556666")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "customer_phone_number", value: "+14044442233")
    json.updateBool(jsonPath: "recording_enabled", value: true)
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "outbound_greeting_recording_url", value: "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "outbound_greeting_text", value: "These are not the droids you are looking for.")

    http.setRequestHeader(name: "Authorization", value: "Token token={api_token}")
    http.setRequestHeader(name: "Content-Type", value: "application/json")

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json", json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    let sbResponseBody = CkoStringBuilder()!
    resp.getBodySb(sb: sbResponseBody)
    let jResp = CkoJsonObject()!
    jResp.loadSb(sb: sbResponseBody)
    jResp.emitCompact = false

    print("Response Body:")
    print("\(jResp.emit()!)")

    var respStatusCode: Int = resp.statusCode.intValue
    print("Response Status Code = \(respStatusCode)")
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        print("Response Header:")
        print("\(resp.header!)")
        print("Failed.")
        return
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "answered": null,
    //   "business_phone_number": "+19044567899",
    //   "customer_city": "Atlanta",
    //   "customer_country": "US",
    //   "customer_name": null,
    //   "customer_phone_number": "+14703444700",
    //   "customer_state": "GA",
    //   "direction": "outbound",
    //   "duration": null,
    //   "id": "CAL8154748ae6bd4e278a7cddd38a662f4f",
    //   "recording": null,
    //   "recording_duration": null,
    //   "start_time": "2017-02-22T15:02:24.916-05:00",
    //   "tracking_phone_number": "+19044567899",
    //   "voicemail": false
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var answered: String? = jResp.string(of: "answered")
    var business_phone_number: String? = jResp.string(of: "business_phone_number")
    var customer_city: String? = jResp.string(of: "customer_city")
    var customer_country: String? = jResp.string(of: "customer_country")
    var customer_name: String? = jResp.string(of: "customer_name")
    var customer_phone_number: String? = jResp.string(of: "customer_phone_number")
    var customer_state: String? = jResp.string(of: "customer_state")
    var direction: String? = jResp.string(of: "direction")
    var duration: String? = jResp.string(of: "duration")
    var id: String? = jResp.string(of: "id")
    var recording: String? = jResp.string(of: "recording")
    var recording_duration: String? = jResp.string(of: "recording_duration")
    var start_time: String? = jResp.string(of: "start_time")
    var tracking_phone_number: String? = jResp.string(of: "tracking_phone_number")
    var voicemail: Bool = jResp.bool(of: "voicemail")

}